Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 19 April 1945
Aircraft Type: Lisunov PS-84
Owner/operator: Aeroflot
Registration Number: CCCP-L3976
Location: 20 km E of Kielce –
ÿ Poland
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: Aircraft Flight Control SystemAircraft Flight Control System
Category: Accident
An aircraft operating from Krak¢w to Minsk and Moscow, supporting the People’s Commissariat for Lines of Communications, deviated from its planned route and collided with trees on the slope of Mount Lysica due to low-level cloud conditions.An aircraft operating from Krak¢w to Minsk and Moscow, supporting the People’s Commissariat for Lines of Communications, deviated from its planned route and collided with trees on the slope of Mount Lysica due to low-level cloud conditions.
Description
The aircraft operated on a flight from Krak¢w to Minsk and Moscow in support of the People’s Commissariat for Lines of Communications. The flight deviated from the planned route and collided with trees on the slope of Mount Lysica after entering low clouds.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Low-level cloud conditions resulted in reduced visibility and impaired navigation.Low-level cloud conditions resulted in reduced visibility and impaired navigation.Share on:
